SCIENCE
Markle, Sandra

The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins

(3) 4-6 The African penguin population has declined over the past centuries due to human actions such as commercial fishing, reducing breeding ranges, and oil spills. Markle profiles the multi-faceted efforts to preserve this species, from legal protections to volunteers who care for abandoned chicks. Photographs of penguins, scientists, and conservationists fill the pages, and captions provide additional facts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

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